Even non-profits need to make a profit somehow. They have operating expenses and need to build a cash cushion much like a for profit business.

Now, Prusa is and always has been a privately owned business and Josef wants to makes money, got to keep the lights on somehow and pay his employees you know. So Prusa is a normal business with a generally “Do no Evil” company outlook and the constraints of trying to be a successful business in the EU.

And despite the higher price that gets forced by trying to operate in the EU, this should make Prusa a more desirable place to do 3D printing business for all those who want to be socially responsible over another very popular brand based in China. But, evidently a cheaper price cuts a lot of slack for most.

Full disclosure: I own a Prusa Mk3s and a Bambu Mini.

This project is not for me either, but I will not criticize it nor those that want to build it. You could do that also at no effort or cost to yourself.

Sometimes it’s not the end results that matters the most. But rather the journey it took to get there.